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English Tilers (Theory/Culture Series) - Softcover

Eames, Elizabeth

 
9780802077066: English Tilers (Theory/Culture Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802077064 ISBN 13: 9780802077066
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1992

Synopsis

Brightly coloured tiles, often decorated with enchanting scenes or designs, are among the most common and fascinating survivals from the medieval period. When decorated floor tiles were first introduced, tilers were specially commissioned to create elaborate pavements for wealthy, royal, and ecclesiastical patrons. Before long, individual tilers branched out to manufacture decorated tiles and market them commercially. Soon, manor houses, merchant's houses, and parish churches were enlivened with thses colourful decorated floors.

Drawing partly on the material from her previous book, English Medieval Tiles (now out of print) and partly on new research, the author explains how the tiles were made and decorated, how the tilers combined the production of elaborate floor tiles with plainer, more functional roof tiles, and how they earned their living.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Eames is an extra-mural lecturer in British Archaeology at the University of London and the author of the British Museum's definitive catalogue of English medieval tiles.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802077064
ISBN 13 
9780802077066
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
72